Of course, with a superstar for a child, one travelling the world in private jets and pimped-out tour buses, Pattie’s motherly authority has long since gone.

Justin with his mother Pattie (Photo: WIREIMAGE)

Instead, Justin is surrounded by a team of over-zealous bodyguards, advisers fifteen years his senior and a braying team of yes-men, all too happy to provide their young boss with whatever his heart desires – be it Brazilian hookers (allegedly), booze or marijuana.